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Chapter Eighteen: Fading Dream Voices

Author: Evelyn Hart
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-17 18:35:22

The violet lanterns in the corridor flickered as Seraphina rushed through the empty hallways of Duskmoor, her heart pounding harder than her footsteps. Her dream had spilled too far into reality—again. The floor had trembled. The air had shimmered with impossible light. And when she passed the east wing, every single glass frame had cracked. One by one.

Not a coincidence.

Not anymore.

Her palm still ached. The rune shimmered faintly beneath her glove, pulsing in rhythm with her heartbeat. Every step she took echoed like a countdown—except she had no idea what it was counting down to.

She rounded the corner and nearly collided with someone. She stumbled back, raising her hand defensively—then stopped.

Lucan.

His shirt was half-buttoned, his eyes darker than usual, like a storm had passed behind them and left no survivors.

“You shouldn’t be out alone,” he said. His voice wasn’t sharp. But it wasn’t soft, either. It was the voice of someone on edge.

“I couldn’t sleep,” she said. “Not aft
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